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Mr. Norm Smith For more information, go to the churchwide Lutheran Men in Mission website at www.elca.org/lmm. Lutheran Men
in Mission Lutheran Men in Mission’s (LMMs) Vision: For every man to have a growing relationship with Jesus Christ through an effective men’s ministry in every congregation. I recently returned from a 24-hour prayer retreat which included a period of silence. It was a time for reflection, discernment: refreshing and reenergizing. With our hectic schedules, I hope all of you will make time to attend a prayer retreat that allows you to look at your life and relationship with our gracious God. In many ways the past few months have been challenging and disturbing times, but at the same time I have seen and heard such exciting news about men’s ministry around our country. With all that is going on I listen to what the Apostle Paul says to the Philippians, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” These are meaningful words that express the way I feel. I would like to briefly highlight three areas with comments; they include:
For a current schedule of these events, please visit www.lutheranmeninmission.org and click on the events tab. I would ask you to keep all of our church leaders in your prayers; rejoice and thank God for all of the positive activities that are changing the lives of many people. If you are able, please send us a contribution so that we can keep our men’s ministry vibrant. Yours in Christ, Norm
Smith Elected President of Lutheran Men in Mission Smith, 69, succeeded Heber Rast, Cameron, S.C., who completed his second three-year term as LMM president and was ineligible for re-election. Smith is a parish ministry associate of the ELCA Central States Synod, specializing in men’s ministry at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Overland Park, Kan. Read the complete story at www.elca.org/news. Click LMM Photo Album for images from the "Coming of Age" event at the Quest Center in Omaha, Neb.
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Men in Mission (LMM) is the men's ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America. We are building a dynamic ministry that addresses
the needs of men of all ages. Statistics reveal that families and congregations
are more likely to thrive when men are actively engaged in their faith.
OMAHA, Neb. (ELCA) -- Norman L. Smith, Leawood, Kan., was elected Aug.
1 to a three-year term as president of Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM),
the men’s ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA). Delegates to LMM’s Eighth Assembly elected four officers
and nine regional representatives to the LMM board of directors to three-year
terms. LMM’s assembly brought 101 delegates here from across the
ELCA to conduct the organization’s business July 31-Aug. 1.